One Man's Trash

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Fixed Impressions

Guest Comic by tXc - Acculturation Realisation

Happy December! This week we have a guest comic, written and illustrated by tXc, creator of the fabulous like-minded web comic Expat Gone Foreign.

We did this as a comic exchange, so to see the one that I drew in the EGF style, check out the EGF site or Facebook page!

Thickly Veiled

Ameribird

Italianissimo

A Fine City

Tone Deaf

Holy Rollers

Hourly Offense

Figuratively Speaking

The Curse of the Englitalianeutsch

Perpetual Stream

Très Childish

Francly Absurd

Conspiración

Technical Achievement

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Mutual Ineptitude

Load Capacity

Enigmatic Twang

Local Disorder

The first two are real.

Palm Grease

Saline Messiah

Francophonics

Daily Jumble

Itchy Feet has a new character!

If you're clever, you've probably noticed that Itchy Feet is usually about Europe. That's because it's where I live and work, and have been for the past four years. I've learned Euro-languages, eaten Euro-food and married a Euro-wife. That's lovely, but did you know there are other places in the world?

My brother Erik does. For the past few years he's lived and worked in India, Thailand, and South Korea, learned Hindi, Thai and Korean at various levels, and traveled Asia up, down, backwards and inside-out. I've made comics about traveling through Asia as an outsider, sure, but he's got the inside scoop, and many hilarious stories to tell.

So, just for you, dear reader, I've asked Erik to put his experiences in comic form and contribute to Itchy Feet! He writes and sketches them out, and I illustrate them in the Itchy Feet style. He's already got a stack of sketches ready to go, and over the next few months I'll be rolling them out like curry tea in a sushi chopstick (is that right, Erik?). So the next time you see this happy fellow:

...you'll know you're reading an Itchy Feet Asia comic by my brother, Erik Rempen.

Cranial Interference

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Mind the Gap

Encroaching Bringlish

Market Volume

Polyprefixation

Conglobate might be my new favorite word.

Identity Confusion

Ample Prefix

After overwhelming feedback, I changed this comic from Germany to Austria. I guess they're just more formal down there...and more supervillainous.

Yes Yes No

Shamelessly stolen from a true story.

Surprise Midweek Bonus Strip: The Little Things, Redux

Over the weekend I attended the 2015 Berlin Polyglot Gathering, where among the esteemed participants I met Benny the Irish Polyglot, language learning maestro and self-proclaimed Charming Irish Lad. He mentioned he liked my 2013 strip on an American's perspective on water rights in Europe, and felt the same about good espresso in the USA. 

So, I rewrote it for him.

My guess is he's talking more about diners off the interstate than those fancy hipster joints. 

Customs Delay

Severe Precision

Lingua Pravorum

Freudenschade

Remarkable Creativity

Feel free to correct me on this comic. I won't pretend I speak either of those Chineses.

Trade Secret

Circus Act

Marked Progress

Roundabout O'Clock

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If you want to practice that wacky German time-telling, try italki. They connect you with trained teachers through Skype, and speaking is the best way to learn fast!

Startling Return

Expressive Vowels

Good Appetite